UTC sees need for urgency
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga linebacker Ryan Consiglio insists that the No. 23-ranked Mocs aren't in season-saving mode this week against top-ranked Georgia Southern.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga linebacker Ryan Consiglio insists that the No. 23-ranked Mocs aren't in season-saving mode this week against top-ranked Georgia Southern.
Welcome to Week 6 of the college football season and the sixth SoConversation between The Citadel beat writer Jeff Hartsell of the Charleston Post and Courier, Elon beat writer Adam Smith of the Burlington Times News and UTC beat writer John Frierson of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Georgia Southern football coach Jeff Monken isn't getting caught up in how the Eagles have gone from being 4-4 last October to reaching the semifinals of the playoffs, to being ranked No. 1 for most of this season.
Simple is better. At least the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team hopes so.
There are some areas that need improvement, Southern Conference commissioner John Iamarino said Tuesday, but overall the conference's debut on public television last week was a positive one.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team needs a win, "any win," Mocs coach Russ Huesman said today during his weekly media luncheon at McKenzie Arena.

There is no sugarcoating what's happened to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team the past two weeks.
As the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team ran around the court at McKenzie Arena late Monday afternoon, it was obvious that the Lady Mocs' roster had experienced a growth spurt.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga dropped six spots to No. 23 in the Football Championship Subdivision coaches' poll and fell eight places to No. 24 in The Sports Network's media poll, released today.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team went from feeling sky-high midway through the third quarter Saturday, to the deepest depths of disappointment.